Ngwenya Mine
The Ngwenya Mine is located on Bomvu Ridge, northwest of Mbabane and near the northwestern border of Eswatini. This mine is considered to be the world's oldest.
Ngwenya Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Description: ancient mine in southern Africa
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Eswatini, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.20009° or 26° 12′ 0″ south
Longitude
31.0293° or 31° 1′ 46″ east
Open location code
5G5HQ2XH+XP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Swedish—“Ngwenya Mine” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “নেগোওয়েনিয়া খনি”
- Chinese: “恩圭尼亞礦場”
- Dutch: “Ngwenya Mine”
- French: “mine de Ngwenya”
- French: “Mine de Ngwenya”
- French: “mine Ngwenya”
- German: “Ngwenya Mine”
- Italian: “Miniera di Ngwenya”
- Japanese: “ヌグウェニャ鉱山”
- Polish: “Kopalnie Ngwenya”
- Russian: “Рудник Нгвеня”
- Spanish: “Minas de Ngwenya”
- Swedish: “Ngwenyagruvan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lion Cave and Ngwenya Glass.
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